An Introduction to the Great Circle Group
Great Circle Line was established in the United Arab Emirates in 1973 when they acquired a 3500 DWT general cargo vessel. While shipping remains at the heart of activities, the company has grown into a diversified industrial group with activities spanning from Liner agencies and ship owning to Paper and Chemicals manufacturing and real estate investments. Great Circle Line has representative offices in Qatar and Iran as well as close decade-long relationships with agents throughout the Arabian Gulf region and the Indian Sub

Activities
The GCL group transportation activities today include
Great Circle Line Co. （GCL） - Liner agents
TransPro Transport （TPT） - A trucking company
Great Marine Line Co. （GM LINE） - A feeder operator
Plimsoll Logistics - A logistics provider and freight forwarder

The Liner agency division is active in a host of trade lanes including Europe, Asia, Middle East and the Indian Sub-continent. By virtue of the group’s shipping expertise and exposure to the region, GCL acts as general agents for the region including Pakistan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain. As Part-owner and Operator of Great Marine Line, Malta - a feeder operator in the Arabian Gulf and Indian Sub-continent areas, GCL offers an efficient feeder and transshipment service to main line operators for all Upper Gulf and key Sub-Continent Ports.